Vocab Study Guide 2

2. [adj] having no give or slack; tightly drawn
4. [adj] the state or quality of being lax (not tense, firm, or rigid)
5. [v] to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner
9. [n] a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling
11. [n] a group of related individuals; one's relatives; family relationship
13. [n] desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another; intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
14. [n] a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys; something extremely complex or tortuous in structure, arrangement, or character.
16. [n] a question or a request for information about something
17. [n] loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups
19. [adj] not fully worked out or developed
20. [n] a disorganized or confused collection of things; a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people

1. [v] to discuss terms with an enemy
3. [n] any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles
6. [n] something that is the result of an action, decision, etc.
7. [adj] agreeable or acceptable to the mind
8. [adj] required by a law or rule
10. [adj] so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention
12. [n] the detriment, loss of reward, or coercive intervention annexed to a violation of a law as a means of enforcing the law
15. [v] to remove utterly from recognition or memory; to remove from existence, destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of
18. [n] a small, round hill